Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.8° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 9PM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (26 Aug)7ft (2.1m)17s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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2
1
1
1
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2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
2.1
S
17
2.2
S
17
2.2
S
17
2.1
S
17
2.1
S
16
2
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
13
3
NE
7
1.5
S
12
2.5
NE
8
3.5
NE
8
3
NE
8
3
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
869
939
2499
2748
2765
2499
2287
1804
1463
1138
835
696
909
1457
1341
1065
921
505
237
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SE
10
E
20
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:56AM1.68m
3:21PM1.81m
3:35AM1.70m
3:59PM1.82m
Low Tide
8:50PM0.37m
9:00AM0.28m
9:30PM0.33m
9:42AM0.25m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
3
4
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
9
8
8
7
6
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
12
12
15
15
13
11
Feels °C
8
4
4
5
4
2
1
0
0
1
3
5
5
6
6
9
10
9
7
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